The Ministry of Labour and Promotion of Employment (; MTPE, also MINTRA) of Peru is the government ministry responsible for matters of labour and promotion of employment. It also promotes social welfare and vocational training, as well as the ensurance of compliance with legal standards and working conditions, in a context of dialogue and consultation between social partners and the state.
, the minister responsible is .
History The ministry has its origins in an office that operated as part of a series of ministries. It was formally created on April 30, 1949, through Law Decree 11009, with the name Ministry of Labour and Indian Affairs ().
From 1969 onwards, the ministry took a number of names according to the offices with which it worked: Ministry of Labour and Communities (): 1966–1969. Ministry of Labour (): 1969–1981. Ministry of Labour and Social Promotion (): 1981–2002
It ultimately acquired its current name in 2002.
Organisation Senior Management Minister of Labour and Employment Promotion Vice Ministry of Labour General Directorate of Labour General Directorate of Fundamental Rights and Occupational Health and Safety General Directorate of Labour Inspection Policies Vice Ministry of Employment Promotion and Labour Training General Directorate of Employment Promotion General Directorate of the National Employment Service General Directorate of Standardization, Formalization for Employment, and Certification of Labour Competencies General Secretariat Regional Directorate of Labour and Employment Promotion of Metropolitan Lima Technical Consulting Attorney General's Office Internal Inspection Audit and Special Examinations Inspections and Investigations EsSalud
Entities administered by the ministry include: Superintendencia Nacional de Fiscalización Laboral (SUNAFIL) Consejo Nacional de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo Consejo Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo Seguro Social de Salud (ESSALUD; 1973–1984), previously the Instituto Peruano de Seguridad Social.
List of ministers NamePartyPeriodTerm startTerm endMinisters of Labour and Indian Affairs (1949–1966) Armando Artola del Pozo— Víctor A. Casagrande Velezmoro Carlos D'Ugard Murgado José Luis González Suárez José Merino Reyna Miguel Ángel Cussianovich ValderramaAcción Popular Ministers of Labour and Communities (1966–1969) Acción Popular Rolando Gilardi Rodríguez Ministers of Labour (1969–1981) Jorge Chamot Biggs— Pedro Sala Orozco Dante Poggi Morán Luis Galindo Chapman Luis Ugarelli Valle José García-Calderón Koechlin Javier Elías Vargas Ministers of Labour and Social Promotion (1981–2002) — Patricio Ricketts Rey de Castro Acción Popular Democracia Cristiana Orestes Rodríguez Campos APRA Wilfredo Chau Villanueva Carlos Torres y Torres Lara Cambio 90 — Augusto Antoniolli Vásquez Jorge Mufarech Nemy Pedro Flores Polo Edgardo Mosqueira Medina Ministers of Labour and Promotion of Employment Perú Posible Javier Neves Mujica Perú Posible Susana Pinilla Cisneros— Jorge Villasante Araníbar APRA Manuela García Cochagne Perú Posible — Ana Jara Velásquez Gana Perú Fredy Otárola Peñaranda — Javier Barreda Jara APRA — Betssy Chávez Chino Perú Libre Somos Perú — October 12, 2025Oscar Fernandez CaceresPartido Popular CristianoOctober 14, 2025May 29, 2026Freddy José María Solano GonzálesMay 29, 2026July 9, 2026Flavio Cruz MamaniPerú LibreJuly 9, 2026
See also Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú
References
External links Official Page Of The Ministry Of Labor And Promotion of Employment of Peru